Creating and selecting load sets

You can create saved sets of load properties for easy selection when placing loads with the Insert Load tool.

The load data sets are saved in an .xml file located in the Plug-ins\VW_Spotlight\Data\Braceworks\PresetPointLoads folder in your user folder. This file can be shared with other users.

1. Click the tool, and then click Point Load or Distributed Load mode, depending on whether the load set is for a point load or distributed load (each type of load contains separate data sets).

Parameter	Description
Saved Settings Options	See Using saved sets to save and apply saved settings for either point loads or distributed loads
Properties	Specify the properties of the load; available parameters depend on whether a point or distributed load is selected
Name	Enter a name for the load
Total Weight	For a point load, enter the load’s total weight; for a distributed load, select whether to enter the total weight (and enter the weight) or enter the distributed weight
Distributed Weight (distributed load only)	Enter the distributed weight, if that is selected for entry instead of the total weight
Legend Entry (point load only)	Enter text for an optional unique object label
Load Category	Select the load category

3. Either select a saved load set to use, or enter load properties to create a saved load set.

4. If selecting a saved load set, click OK to use those load properties. Otherwise, proceed to step 5.

5. If creating a load set, enter the properties of the load and click Save to create the saved load set.